percipimus

Percipimus is a Latin verb form meaning “we perceive” or “we notice.” It is the first-person plural present indicative active of percipere, a verb meaning to seize, take in, grasp, or perceive. The sense of the term ranges from literal sensory perception to the grasping of ideas, truths, or possibilities. Etymologically, it combines per- “through, thoroughly” with capere “to take,” conveying the sense of taking in through the senses or through experience.

In Latin usage, percipere covers both physical perception and intellectual apprehension. For example, percipimus sonos means “we perceive sounds,” while veritatem percipimus can mean “we perceive (or grasp) the truth.” The form percipimus specifically marks first-person plural present action, and it can occur in contexts that are metaphorical, describing understanding or realization, not only sensory input.

Morphology and related forms: percipimus follows the Latin -io class of verbs, with present active indicative forms such as percipis and percipit for the second and third persons, and percipitis and percipiunt for the second and third person plural. The infinitive is percipere; the perfect active is percepimus, while the passive voice yields percipimur. Related nouns include perceptus (perceived) and perceptio (perception), and in English, derivatives such as percipient reflect this family.

See also: percipere, perceptio, perceptus. The term appears in classical texts to describe both sensory observation and the broader act of understanding or recognizing something through experience.